The following lists events that happened during 1980 in Singapore.
Incumbents President: Benjamin Henry Sheares Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew
Events February 1 February – Radio Television Singapore is dissolved, transferring its assets to the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation.
May 1 May – The URA/HDB parking coupon are introduced.
August 6 August – The Singapore Democratic Party is formed. 8 August – The National University of Singapore is formed from a merger between then University of Singapore and Nanyang University.
December 17 December – A new ferry terminal will be built in Sentosa, which will be finished by September 1981. 23 December – The PAP wins all 75 seats in the 1980 General Election.
Births 28 January – Hady Mirza, singer, winner of Singapore Idol (Season 2). 20 June – Alvin Tan, politician. 25 November – Ng Yi Sheng, writer. 17 December – Stella Huang, former singer. 23 December – Elvin Ng, actor.
Deaths 22 May – Wong Foo Nam, architect and former Malayan Chinese Association legislative assemblyman for Pasir Panjang Constituency (b. 1912). 21 July – P. Govindasamy Pillai, businessman (b. 1887). 24 July – Philip Hoalim Senior, co-founder and former Chairman of the Malayan Democratic Union (b. 1895). 28 July – Claude Henry da Silva, former Member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements and the Municipal Commission of Singapore and Eurasian community leader (b. 1891). 8 August – Chua Jim Neo, cookbook author and mother of Lee Kuan Yew (b. 1907). 22 September – Wu Weiruo, one of the three Great Singaporean Chinese calligraphers (b. 1900).
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